Flying-machine.



F. M. EGGERT. FLYING MAGHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAB.

Patented July 4, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR- 31, 1911. 996,627, Patented July 4, 1911.

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F. M, EGGERT. FLYING MAUHINE.

AIPLIOATION FILED MAR. 31 1911.

Patented July 4, 1911.

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and its object is to provide vice embodying the .is again divided ments and air passages by means of curved FRANCIS M. EGGERT, F LANSING, MICHIGAN.

. FLYING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Framers M. Eoenirr, a citizenof the United States of America, residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flyingallachines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to flying machines certain new and useful features in the construction of lift-- ing and propelling .mechanism and in the construction and arrangement of parts, the invention consisting in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a front end elevation of a deinvention; Fig.2 a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a plan view;

.Fig. -1- is an enlarged transverse vertical section through the air body on the line Jw of Fig. 5; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line y-y oi Fig. 4-.

As shown in the drawings 1 is a rectangular shaped-body having vertical side and end falls and a closed bottom. This. body is divided into to located within each corner of the rectangu lar body is a vertically extending tube 4: provided with an opening 5 near its lower end through which it communicates with the interior of the chamber formed in that cornuoi? the body by the division walls. Extendinghorizontally through the bu from front to rear are two air tubes (5 which are spaced a short distance apart and located a short distance above the bottom of the body. The interior of the four chani bers formed by the division walls 2gand 3 into separate conipartails 7 extending from the bottom oi the body around the tubes 6 and upward. to near the top of the body. Parallel walls 8 eX- tending from the top of the tubes 6 near the top of the body form curved air passages 9 leading" from the air chambers 10 into which the tubes open. The walls 7 sep arate the chamber 10 from chambers l1 located at the center of the body and above the air tubes 6, there being two of these chambers 11 one at each side of the dividing wall. ifrlwall 12 spaced a. short distance ur compartments by a longitudinal wall=2 and a transverse wall 3 and i I l i l l l Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 31, 1911.

at th Patented July at, 1911. Serial No. 618,070.

from the side walls of the body meeting the walls of the tubes at their ends, forms chambers 13 along each side of the body between the tubes 41-. The roof or top 14 of the body is slightly inclined outwardly from a central longitudinally extending cupola 15 and extending parallel with the top 14: and at a short distance below the same are walls 16 forming air flues l7 colnnninicating at one end with the air flues eir upper ends into the upper end of each chamber 13 a flap valve 18 and the walls tended upward and spaced from to form outlet passages chambers 11, at their upper ends within the en 0121. by

cupola- The is closed by 16 are exthe wall 2 19 leading from the means of flap valves, 20. Similar raps 21 are pivoted along their outer edges to the sides of the cupola with a space between their adjacent inner edges and form a, closure for the upper end of the cupola.

Supported upon the wall 2 by means of rods 22 extending upwardly therefrom is a curved deflector 2-3 which is also supported by being secured at four points to the tubes 4. This deflector has a narrow central longitudinal slot 21 directly above the space elween the two flaps 21.

Within the vertical axis of each of the tubes 4 is a shaft 25 upon which is secured near the upper end of the tube, a suction fan wheel 26. These shafts are driven by means of small gears 27' upon their lower ends engaging large gears 28 each driven by means of a pair of beveled gears 29 and a ho 'izontal shaft 3U mounted in suitable hearings in a frame work 31 secured to the bottom of the body 1. A large central gear 32 mounted upon a vertical shaft indicatcd in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 5 is driven directly by a suitable motor 34+. su ported in a suitable car 35 rigidly attached to the body l and located directly below the saine. From the large gear motion is transmitted through suitable shafts and gearing 37 to the shafts 30. By means of this train of rearing a very high speed glam-n to the runs l Supported within suitable hearings in the 9 and opening which passages 19 are closed.

extending outwardly and forwardly therefrom. is a bell shaped inlet funnel 41. By reason of the universal support of these funnels they may be turned in any direction by suitable controlling mechanism (not shown) which may be operated from the car 35 below. The rear ends of the tubes- (3 are contracted and extended laterally at '42 in opposite directions toward opposite sides of the body and these contracted open ends aredirected toward suitable pockets 43 formed'in the adjacent end wall of the body, Each tube 6 is provided with an opening in its rear end closed by a dodr 44 which may be opened or closed by any suitable mechanism (not shown) under the control ofthe operator,

The passenger car or body 35 is preferably provided with a boat shaped water tight bottom 45 and this boat is preferably. provided with. screw propeller-s46 driven in any suitable manner by the engine 34.

- ing the machine from the ground and the When the suction fans 26 are set in rapid motion by: the engine 34 air will be drawn.

into the upper open endsof the tubes ellittair will be forced through the chambers 10 and airpassages 8 and 17 out past the flaps 21 which will be opened thereby and the air will strike the defiector'23. This volume of air rushing past the upper ends of the chambers 13 and passages 19 leading from the chambers 11 will. open the'valves 1S and 20 anddraw out the air contained in these chambem.

The machine will be propelled forwardlv through the-air by means of the propclldii Wheels 38which will draw the air into the forward'ends of the tubes 6 through the funnels 4:1 and discharge it with great force through the rear ends of the tubes. The machine is directed in its courseby turning the tunnels 4-1 in the direction in which it is desired that the machine shall. be propelled andjit it is desired to make a quick turn, as

- for'instance to the right, thelcft hand door opened.

M will be closed and the right hand door The air passing through the tube (3 at the left hand side of the machine will then be discharged wl'h great force through its contracted end -12 into the peeked-t3 and thus tend to swing the rear end of the machine around.

a body, a pair of tubes extending through ,VVhat I claim as my invention is: 1. ln aflying machine the eombmatlon oi the body from front'to rear thereof and having oppositely and laterally curved rear.

ends, and openings in the walls of the tubes in alinement with the main axes of thetubes,

doors to close the openings, propellers within the tubes and a motor carried by the body for (ll'i ving the propellers. 2. in a flying machine, the combinationofa body, a pair of parallel tubesextending through the body from front to rear theredt I andhaving openings in their rear ends and laterally extending oppositely disposed contracted portions having ends opening toward the rear wall of the body, doors to close the openings in the tubes, ropellers in the-tnbes-and a motor carried y the body for driving the propellers.

3min a flying machine the combination of arectangular body, vertically disposed tubes carried by the body having open upper ends and opening into, the body at their lower ends, a tube extending horizontally through the bodyfrom front to rearthereof, a propeller wheel insaid tube, suction fan wheels 30 in the vertical tubes, 21 motor ca'rriedby the body for driving the propeller and fan wheels, chambers within the body having open upper ends, and air passages within the body leading from the lower ends of the 5 vertical tubes upward past the open endsof said chambers.

at. In a flying machine, the combination of a rectangular body, vertical tubes adjacent to each corner of the body open at their upper ends and communicating with the interior of the body at their lower ends, parallel tubes extending horizontally through the body from front to rear thereof, fan

wheels within the vertical tubes, propeller 95.

1 body from front to rear thereof, a propeller in each horizontal tube, a fan wheel in each vertical tube, a motor carried by thebody for driving the propellers and :tan wheels, a

chamber at each side of the body, a. valve to close the upper end the clmmbeiycential chambers in the body opening at the top of .the body near the center thereof, valves to close the central chambers, air passages within the body leading from the lower ends of the vertical tubes upwardly past the valves of the side chambers and inwardly at the top of the body and out at the center thereof past the valves of the center chambers, and a deflector supported above theopen discharge ends of sa d passages.

6. In a flying machine the combination of 125 a body, vertically extending tubes carried by the body having open upper ends and communicating at their lower ends with the interior of the body, passages within the body extending from the lower ends of the .130

tubes and opening through the top of the carried by the body for driving said propela 10 body at the center thereof, pivoted members lers and fan wheels.

for closing the open discharge upper ends of In testimony whereof I aflix my signature the1 passagels, 2 1 defiectcg' supported above in presence of two Witnesses. saic open iscaarge en s of the passages, A w l w horizontally disposed tubes extending (J10 EGGERT' through the body from front to rear thereof, Witnesses: propellers within said horizontal tubes, fan LEWIS E. FLANDERs, wheels Within the vertical tubes, and a motor 'O'r'ro F. BARTHEL. 

